The design of porous material sensors to measure the matric potential of water in soil

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 511-519

  Whalley, W R ^a   Watts, C W ^a   Hilhorst, M A ^b   Bird, N R A ^a   Balendonck, J ^b   Longstaff, D J ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; SENSOR; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0034831123     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2001.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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